17 Creative Summer Activities For You and Your Dog

9. Theres nothing better than hitting the beach with your puppy. But if powerful ultraviolet rays are detrimental to our skin, do they harm our pets as well? The answer is- yes, they do. Research has shown that dogs also get skin cancer and that a third of all tumors in dogs are sun-related! So be sure to apply sunscreen for dogs (our sunscreen contains a chemical that is toxic to dogs) that has a UV-busting strength equivalent to a human sunscreen of factor 15 (and it smells like coconut or vanilla, yum!).